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Looks nice but don't like the rear end treatment from the side - seems to suffer from the same visual issue as the new Discovery. Have specced one up on their website and kept it to the smallest engine etc, still came out at £62K That said I specced the new Jaguar E Pace and that came out at £49K .
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Just had this month's Which consumer magazine land on the hall floor
Attached is their car guide to Britain's best and worst cars Guess which brand is propping up the lists ? Yup .. Land Rover ! How did you guess ? Disco sport is listed as a "Don't buy" with a list of reported faults as long as your arm .. with an average of 8 breakdowns per car !! They say "Major reliability issues dog this model - avoid" Full size disco fairs not much better, again listed as "don't buy" nor do the Range Rovers They place the new X1 in first place just ahead of the Subaru SV and F25/6 X3/4 in third place
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I give LR credit for the two touch screens but unfortunately as the review says, unless you are stationary they will be a nightmare to use - pc plod will give you a fine and points on your license if you send a text but it totally fine to have your head near your knees trying to get the heated seat function to work in the velar..... Also greasy fingers marks a plenty!!!
Not sure on the door handles - what happens if the mechanism fails how do you get in? I wonder if they will cope with years of abuse?
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it looks really nice inside and out but if its not reliable its no go.
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In all fairness ownership of any Land Rover product is only a part time experience !
They should sell it as a timeshare ??? Which magazine in the Uk have Land Rovers as a "Don't buy" with the average car breaking down 8 times over two years My BMW might not be as blingy ., but it's never broken down !
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I had a Freelander 2, fine for the first year then went back to the dealers 6 times over the final 2 years, most often for week long visits, had to have the haldex unit replaced and then six months later the replacement one had to be replaced , rear diff replaced, various other faults, not bad for a '4x4xfar' Landrover product that had never been offroad and covered only 35000 miles in 3 years...
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It has a nice interior - the seats are quite comfortable and i did like the material and how they feel when sitting for a long period of time...The sun roof adds a lot to the Velar. Did not like the dashboard.
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I wouldn't run away so quickly. If you actually watch the video it is just a check engine light which could be hundreds to thousands of possible issue from a blown fuse to something major. I just got my D300 Velar having come from the X3 28i which I had for 4 1/2 years and 74k miles and all I can say is the build quality and materials is beyond what BMW offers at least from a 2017 or even 2013 BMW X3. Yes BMW offers more in terms of Idrive system and what Idrive can do feature wise but Land Rover's incontrol system is 90% of what Idrive is. Yes I do miss some features that BMW's have but I love the Velar because its so luxurious and comfortable and rides a whole lot better than my X3 did and doesn't creak or rattle like my x3 did.
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Thats your type of girl anyway
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